Revealing the Secrets Behind the City's Murals

In New Book, Artist Glenn Palmer-Smith Examines 33 Works

Harried New Yorkers rarely stop and gaze at the murals incorporated into the city's landscape—much less understand the quirky stories and ego clashes that led to the creation of many of them. Artist Glenn Palmer-Smith is trying to change that in a new book.

"It's fascinating, the collision of the personalities, the artists, the architects, the interior designers. The egos!" Mr. Palmer-Smith said.